How have smart phones affected you negatively?

[PrincessFiona]

I’m trying to spend less time on my smart phone. I feel like it has affected my ability to pay attention to conversations, radio, and reading. It is difficult to tear my way away from text messages and FB messages. I got rid of FB but had to readd because pictures of Aidan were posted. My phone is like an appendage. How do you manage to limit yourself?


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[houseelf]

My ability to read a deep level has significantly decreased. I try to be good about no phone in the car but sometimes even looking at Google maps are scary.

I love/hate Facebook and social media.

phones make us lazy, dumb, and depressed.

Adolescence with phones is awful....

Yet I'm addicted. I fully admit it.

[PrincessFiona]

How have smart phones affected you negatively?

I feel like you. I wish we could even do a non-internet/phone day but it isn’t realistic. I’m going to make some limits on Zoe’s time and sign her up for swimming, etc. As for me. I don’t know how to fight the addiction.


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[Ladybug]

I saw an interview and book about a family that’s shut down electronics one day a week. It was based on Her Jewish roots. They’ve don’t it for a decade and love that day. I’m thinking about doing it. There’s gonna be a lot of push back, right now I’m just trying to do a family dinner each night. DH never liked family dinners after work. I’m trying to restart it and there’s no electronics. A lot of stories come out.

Tonight is the one night we’re all home. Doing a make your own pizza night with a dessert pizza too. No electronics unless it’s just a funny video to show everyone. That’s the most I can do in the electronic war right now. It is a war against IRL.

[Howfunitis]

I literally started it by once a week. Usually over the weekend cause the girls are not in school and when hubby is home. It’s been amazing having that day to ourselves. You get use to it.


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